Life is to be celebrated! We should have to celebrate with gratitude always in different ways and all the time. That’s why many families also celebrate their infant’s month anniversaries.
Here we share a story of a Brazilian couple decided to celebrate their little girl’s two-month birthday with a very special tribute: the theme was inspired by Our Lady of Aparecida, Patroness of Brazil.
Thaymi Godoy, the mother, made their little Esther in a replica of Our Lady’s cloak that she bought near the national shrine of Our Lady in Aparecida in São Paulo. The devotion has a miracle that she shares that she had prayed while visiting the National Sanctuary of Aparecida.She went there with her husband in 2022 to consecrate their marriage and family to Our Lady. It was during her visit that she asked Our Lady for the grace of giving birth to a child. And she has got reply to her prayer soon. “We ended 2022 with the best news in the world: we became parents! When I say that it was Our Lady of Aparecida who gave us Esther, I’m not exaggerating,” said Thaymi.
So it’s not surprising that she decided to make the theme of her daughter’s two-month anniversary inspired by the patron saint as a way of expressing her gratitude. “I decided to make the month of October (the month of Our Lady of Aparecida) a tribute to our mother, because through her intercession we have our long-dreamed-of daughter,” explained the mother.
The baby even got the crown of Brazil’s patron saint, whose image was also on the top of the cake. And Esther seems to have been quite comfortable with all the to-do!